Texas earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 19 km S of Lindsay, Texas

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 19 km S of Lindsay, Texas on Fri, Aug 30, 2024, 1:31 PM CDT (18:31 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 56 km S of Whites City, New Mexico. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
TX
Local time
UTC
2024-08-30 18:31:56 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
31.196° N, 103.505° W
Region
Texas
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 1.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.045 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 763 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 2.138 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 763 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.039 km W of Mentone, Texas · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 3.356 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.856 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.955 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.656 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 2.255 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 3.439 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 763 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.538 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 763 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.653 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.757 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.750 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.036 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.636 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 762 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.78 km ENE of Balmorhea, Texas · 761 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 1.757 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 761 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.848 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  24. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  25. 1.737 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 1.653 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 761 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.937 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  28. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  29. 1.949 km W of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.649 km W of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 2.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 760 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  33. 2.050 km W of Mentone, Texas · 759 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 2.149 km W of Mentone, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  35. 1.950 km W of Mentone, Texas · 759 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  37. 1.750 km W of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  38. 2.121 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  39. 1.721 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 2.935 km WSW of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.221 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  42. 2.234 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  43. 1.941 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.534 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 2.021 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.534 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 1.950 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 758 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 1.554 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 758 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 1.637 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  50. 1.659 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 757 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  51. 1.834 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 757 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.849 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 1.537 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  54. 2.013 km ESE of Lindsay, Texas · 757 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.634 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 1.634 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.834 km NNW of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 1.549 km W of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 1.722 km NNE of Mentone, Texas · 757 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  60. 1.634 km SW of Coyanosa, Texas · 757 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of at least 199.

Before

  1. 2.711 km SSE of Coyanosa, Texas · 763 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 1.654 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.959 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.954 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.736 km NNW of Toyah, Texas · 764 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.752 km SSE of Whites City, New Mexico · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.639 km W of Mentone, Texas · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.040 km W of Mentone, Texas · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.140 km W of Mentone, Texas · 764 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.658 km WNW of Toyah, Texas · 764 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.035 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 765 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.86 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 765 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 2.456 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 3.355 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  15. 3.956 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.655 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.555 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.958 km S of Whites City, New Mexico · 765 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.717 km SE of Lindsay, Texas · 766 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.141 km NW of Toyah, Texas · 767 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event tx2024rbok. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC.